ATACAND Reviews (CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL)

Average Rating: 3.1 (180 Ratings)

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ATACAND  (CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL):  Candesartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Candesartan belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. This medication is also used to treat heart failure. This medication is not recommended for use in children younger than 1 year due to increased risk of side effects.   FDA Approval Date: 1998-06-04 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR ATACANDCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 2  high BP I suffered with a backache and other aches a pains for ten years. First few years it caused excessive sweating a night and stomach pain. After taking this drug for ten years I became incredibly allergic to it. My drug plan decided that I should cut a 32mg pill in half instead of taking 16mg twice daily and that triggered the allergic reaction. Go Figure. F 69 10 years
32 1X day
12/14/2010
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 3  High Blood Pressure New doctor increased dose to 8 mg this summer. Not sure it's the drug, but have been very lethargic, depressed, nauseous, stomach problems, intestinal problems, generally not feeling well. I've decided to cut back on my own to 4mg a day. When I took that dose I felt fine. I'll wait 2 weeks see how I feel and go back to my doctor. F 55 6 years
4 1X day
12/7/2010
 4  HBP None that I have noticed. M 65 3 months
16mg 2X day
11/8/2010
 4  high blood pressure none noticed The first med I tried made my head feel like it was full of cement. I have felt much better on Atacand but my bp is starting to creep up again. I am trying to increase my exercise time and lose 20-30 pounds in hopes that I can keep the bp down without having to increase the dose of Atacand. F 60 3 years
16 mg. 1X day
10/13/2010
 3  systolic hypertension blurry vision, floaters, sinus problems, post nasal drip, painful feet and hands, bone pain F 74
4 mg 1X day
9/26/2010
 5  high blood pressure none thus far began to control my blood pressure within a few days. Was previously on Benicar for 6 years and began to experience asthma like symptoms, blood sugar problems, etc. Took Accupril for a couple of weeks and it gave me chest pains. This drug at 16 mg. has brought my pressure down from 148/88 to 110/70. Great so far! M 42 1 weeks
16 mg 1X day
9/24/2010
 3  Hypertension Moved from 16mg to 32mg. BP now under control. Side effects include a feeling of breathlessness, feeling of heart racing/skipping, dry cough on deep exhaling and slight depression. M 48 30 days
32mg 1X day
9/17/2010
 2  H BP Both my forearms fell numb, my fingers can not grip as well, slight ear ringing, dizzyness. I'm testing this medicine (7 days now), I feel if I lose about 40 pounds I may not have to take. I will continue to monitor my BP. I'm about 140/78. Don't know much about Atacand but I'm expeiencing some side effects. M 52 7 days
8 MG 1X day
9/7/2010
 5  Hypertension No side effects. I tried several durgs such as HZTZ, Atenol, Lisinopril etc. All had side effects. This helped me. Now I had changed my insurance (to Kaiser) and it seems they don't allow this , so I shall have to switch to naother cheaper medicine such as cozaar. I wish my insurance supports it. M 40 1 years
16 1X day
7/12/2010
 4  High Blood Pressure I've had side effects from 5 different medications, I must take something to lower my blood pressure, as my B.P. is extremely high (and everyone in my family died of heart disease) this one seems to be the least invasive. I take 32mg. but I cut in in 2, half in the a.m. and the other half at night. This works best for me. I wake up around 5.30 a.m. but that's a small price to pay. IIt keeps my B.P. lower than taking 32mg. once a day. It also made me depressed, but I do cardio excercise 3 times a week, and long walks the other days, which takes care of the depression. So far, it has the least side effects. F 66 6 months
32mg-Split 2X day
6/24/2010
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 1  High Blood Pressure Depression, Apathy, Unable to walk farther than 2 blocks, Exhaustion and Fatigue I thought that the side effects were caused by something else. It really didn't help my High BP much either. I was seriously considering taking an Antidepressant except ALL my symptoms cleared up in 2 weeks after stopping Atacand. What a crappy and dangerous drug. F 52 2 years
8 mg 1X day
6/22/2010
 3  high blood pressure Lightheadedness sometimes. Weakness in legs that I've never had in my life is my main problem. Some diarea. My blood pressure is down. Other meds made my heart race and made me cough constantly F 56 2 months
16 mg 1X day
6/21/2010
 3  hypertension Shortness of breath, weight gain because of poor stamina I live to cycle. Itchy blistery skin. DEPRESSION all around rotten feeling. I quit taking it as I was tired of living. Now I feel great but my BP is up. It was the best BP medicine I've tried to date as far as side effects go. The side effects came on so slowly I never even thought it was the pills making me feel so bad. M 50 3 years
16 1X day
6/1/2010
 3  HP Back pain, muscle cramps, some depression, uneven blood pressure counts. Horrible medication at exhorbitan price. However, my nephrologist says it is good for my failing kidneys,so that is my one consideration. It is either Atacand or die. M 82
8mg 2X day
5/14/2010
 3  High bloodpressure dizzyness, muscle cramps at night in legs, bathroom 2 - 3 times a night, unexplained WAVES of depression, extreme itching of skin all over, seems to be controlling blood pressure but I am going to try more natural methods like losing weight F 50 90 days
16 mg 1X day
5/5/2010
 5  hypertension rhinitis This is a wonderful antihypertensive. It is also expensive but worth it. F 58 4 years
32 mg 1X day
4/23/2010
 5  Hypertension Maybe a little bit of lightheadedness early on but it was comparable to that lovely feeling after having a glass of wine - just nice and relaxed. Way expensive but able to get generic "Amias" more reasonably from Canada. F 55 90 days
32mg 1X day
3/24/2010
 5  Hypertension None anymore. Suffered from fatigue for the first few weeks. Has stabilized my high blood pressure. I sometimes forget to take it, because I feel nothing at all from it,or from withdrawal, so do not notice that I have not taken it. M 39 5 years
8mg 1X day
3/23/2010
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 3  labile BP Dr. didn't know what to give me because most BP meds caused more side effects than cures. One Dr. gave me a 16mg.sample of it when my BP was 195/95. At that time, it only brought it down to 160/80 after a few days. I started with 16mg. + 25 mg.atenolol but still had spurts of the 195 BP.Read about a study in Italy re:controlling labile BP by taking 1/2 of the pills in AM & second 1/2 @ bedtime.It lowered the peaks to 160- 170 with an average of 130 - 120; however, a statin had been added in Dec. & the average has risen to 140-150 with muscle pains. F 69 2 years
16 2X day
2/26/2010
 5  high blood pressure M 65 365 days
8mg 1X day
2/21/2010

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